[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Bradford City / County Borough.

  • Bradford (West Yorkshire, England). Metropolitan District Council.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Bradford City / County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The age incidence of deatlis in Public Institutions is shown in the following table :— .■\ge period Public Assistance Institutions Lunatic Asylums Voluntary Hospitals Municipal Hospitals Other Institu tions Total r Per cent, of Deaths at each age Under 1 — — 45 140 4 189 ■ 58-9 1— 2 — — 8 21 — 29 59-2 2— 5 — — 5 30 — 35 08-6 5—15- — — 25 48 1 74 83-1 15—25 — 1 14 41 — 56 61-5 25—35 — 5 21 62 2 90 67-2 35—45 1 10 27 94 2 134 59-5 45—55 3 22 44 146 1 216 49-3 55—65 16 22 60 241 3 342 42-7 65—75 26 20 64 300 — 410 35-4 75 and over 65 4 25 229 1 324 33-1 Total ... 111 84 338 1352 14 1899 43-8 This table shows that nearly 66 per cent, of the deaths between one year and forty-five years in the City occur in Public Institutions. Certification of Deaths. 3,802 deaths, 87-7 per cent., were certified by medical practitioners, and 416 or 0-6 per cent., by the coroner after inquest, and 118 or 2-7 per cent., where, after enquiries were made by the coroner, it was found that inquests were unnecessary. The table on the following page shows the causes of death as found at the inquests held.